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Car Coupling.

Patented Mar. 19, 1867.

NQ.v 62,984.

Inventor,

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W.; Y. WARNER, 0F WILMINGTON, DELAWARE'.

Laim Patent ivo. 62,984, ma March 19, 1867.

IMPRovBD cas-GOUPLING.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that' I, W. Y.. WARNER, of Wilmington, Delaware, have invented an improvement in Car- Couplings; and I do hereby declare the following to beha full, clear, and exact description oil the same, refer- `ence'being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the/letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention consists of certain devices, fully described hereafter, whereby facilities are afforded for the ready coupling and uncoupling of railroad cars. i I

In order to enable others skilled in the art` t make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation. On reference to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this speciiicationv Figures 1 and 2 are vertical sections of my improved car-coupling.

Figure 3, a sectional plan on the line 1-2, fig. 1.

Figure 4, a sectional plan on the line 3-4, iig. 1; 'and Figure 5, a transverse vertical section on the line 5-6, ig. 1.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. f

To`the bumper-beam of each railroad car is secured the rear x of a eastr-iron block, A,.within which is a horizontal recess, a, for the reception and guidance of the link B, the latter passingr into the chamber through the flaring or funnel-shaped opening Zz. There is a vertical opening, c c, passing through the block, and communicating with the recess a; and within this openingoperatesthe pin D, the upper portion Z of which is arranged to slide in a cross-bar,-E, the opposite ends ofthe latter being arranged to turn and slide in elongated recesses ff, in projections G G, on the top of the block A. A collar, h, on the pin D prevents the latter from being depressed lower than is shown in g. 1; `and the pin, being enlarged at its lower endgcannot be withdrawn from the cross-bar. On introducing the link B, through the flaring` opening b, into the horizontal recess a, it will In'ove the pin D back to the inclined position shown-by dot-ted lines in iig. 1., when thepin will `drop thi' )ugh the link, and assume its'original vertical position, thje withdrawal oi` the link being prevented by the end y of the lower portion of the recess a, against which end. the enlarged portion of the pin bears. In order that the pin D may be maintained in an elevated position, I form near theentrance of this recess, and at the front end of the upper portion of' the opening c, a shoulder, m, which, after the pin has been moved to the inclined position shown in fig. 2, will serve as a support for the said pin u ntilthe latter is moved frorn its inclined position.

I claim as my invention, and Idesire to secure by Letters Patent l l 1. The pin D, arranged to operate withinthe opening c 0 and recess a of the block A, and to slide in a cross-bar, F, which can turn in projections on the said block, all substantially as set forth for the purpose specified. l v

2. The shoulder .frm-arranged as a support forthe pin D, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` W. Y. WARNER.

Witnesses:

ISRAEL Pussy, J. M. SCOTT. 

